Articles
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15 July 2025 
Ethiopia and Nepal: Go Public! campaign showing strong results with solidarity and strategic advocacy
NewsIn a world where education systems are increasingly under threat from austerity measures and privatization, EI’s Go Public! campaign has emerged as a powerful force for change, as demonstrated during a recent EI Development Cooperation (DC) Café gathering union leaders and partners.
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30 June 2025 
Not the exception, but essential: Teachers with disabilities in mainstream classrooms
Worlds of EducationWhere are the teachers with disabilities in our classrooms? A question I often ask my audience is: “How many of you were taught by a teacher who identified as having a disability during your school years?” In a room of 50–60 people, usually only one or two hands go up.
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27 October 2023 
Ethiopia: The Ethiopian Teachers’ Association mobilises for safe schools and workplaces
NewsOn the occasion of World Teachers’ Day (WTD), October 5th, the Ethiopian Teachers’ Association (ETA) reaffirmed that quality education requires safe teaching and learning environments.
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7 July 2023 
Inclusive, quality education: the key to ending child labour
NewsFrom India to Senegal, from Albania to Uganda and Mali, Education International (EI) members raised their voices in support of quality education to commemorate World Day Against Child Labour on June 12th.
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19 December 2022 
Ethiopia: Education union’s plea for peace
NewsDuring the Tigray war in Northern Ethiopia, the Ethiopian Teachers Association (ETA) condemned the damage and disruption inflicted on students, teachers and the education system. They called on relevant public authorities to put an immediate halt to the armed conflict, and highlighted the role of peace education in bringing about...
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13 October 2022 
Ethiopia: Trade union demands de-escalation of military hostilities and continued humanitarian assistance
NewsIn a press statement to local media, the Ethiopian Teachers Association (ETA), affiliated to Education International officially called for de-escalation of conflict and an immediate return to cessation of hostilities in the wake of the resumption of militarised hostilities between federal defense forces and forces of the Tigray regional government....
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Cooperation Projects
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2023 - 2024 Go Public! campaign (Ethiopia)
Education unions around the world are joining forces to build inclusive quality public education for all. ETA is mobilizing to fully fund public education systems and resist budget cuts, austerity, and privatization. “Go Public Fund Education!” is an urgent call for governments to invest in public education, a fundamental human...
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2022 - 2025 John Thompson Fellowship programme (Africa)
Train selected union representatives, including leadership in various aspects of unionism.
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2008 - 2027 African Women in Education Network (AWEN)
AWEN is the EI Women’s Network in Africa. It was launched in May 2008 with the overall goal to promote Gender Equality in unions to strengthen these unions for the achievement of Quality Education for All. AWEN constitutes a platform for women educators sector to influence the political will in...
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Affiliates
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Ethiopian Teachers Association
ETA
P.O. Box 13205Addis Ababatel: +251 (1) 15.52.42.35tel: +251 (1) 15.53.72.27fax: +251 (1) 15.52.41.41